Prime Minister Imran Khan w✅ill visit Russia on February 23-24, the official Russian media has reported, signalling the first visit by a Pakistani premier to Moscow in 23 years.
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmeᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚd t📖hat preparations for the visit of the Prime Minister Khan were underway, the state-run TASS news agency reported on Sunday.
"The visit will take place on February 23-24," it quoted a source in diplomatic cir💧cles as saying. Khan's visit has not been officia𝕴lly announced by Pakistan and Russia.
Khan is expected to hold a key meeting with Russi𓂃an President Vladimir Putin, sources in Pakistan said earlier.
Pakistan and Russia aಞre expected to strike major deals during the trip, including a movement forward on Russian investment to build a USD 2 billion worth gas pipeline, Pakistani media reported last week.
A Russian delegation was in Pakistan recently to negotiate toll-free ꦑproceedings and tax exemptions in connection with the Pakistan Gas Stream Project.
The Pakistani leadership wants to sign a commercial agreement with Russia during Khan’s visit. Another project which is likely to be on the agenda is the gas pipe♓line from Kaza🌠khstan.
Khan will become the first Pakistani premier to visit Russia in 23 years after former premier Nawaz Sha🔯rif travelled to Moscow after the end of the Cold War.
Pakistan’s ties with Russia have moved past the bitter Cold War hostilities in recent years and the chill in the relations between Pakistan and the US has💎 further pushed the country towards Russia and China.
In April last year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Islamabad after a gap of almost nine years. During the visit, he conveyed a message to Pakistan🗹i leadership on behalf of P⛎resident Putin that Moscow was willing to extend all possible help to Islamabad.
